On 1/11/2012 8:51 AM, Happy John wrote:
On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:38:24 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:52:22 -0700,
wrote:

On 09/01/2012 11:30 AM, X ` Man wrote:
...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not
sticking and not thick, but it is snow. Probably turn to rain.

What does it have to do with boats?

It explains why he is not out in his boat.

LOL!

Here's another way to tell if it's been raining. Buy a dog that likes mud.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...losseinMud.jpg

Or some kids that do...

http://rowdymouse.com/media/mastersofminis08%20(3).jpg

http://rowdymouse.com/media/mastersofminis08%20(5).jpg

http://rowdymouse.com/media/mastersofminis08%20(4).jpg

http://rowdymouse.com/media/mastersofminis08%20(2).jpg

LOL...

On 1/11/12 8:59 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In ,
says...

On 1/11/12 2:37 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, wrote:

Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a
hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't
couple with my computer, it's stand alone.

I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they
say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not
particularly accurate.

I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as
pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in
real time.
http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg




We're really "high tech" here. :) I have an outdoor wireless temp and
humidity sensor whose results I can read on a stand-alone indoor unit.
If I need more than that, I just click on the "Weather Page" on my
iPhone or on the desktop computer. I can usually tell if it is raining
or snowing by...(you might want to write this down)...looking out the
window.

At the moment, we have something called "Freezing Fog" as our weather.
I've actually never seen that term before.

Well, weather study is a hobby of mine. I'm fascinated with how much a
REAL meteorologist has had to learn. I'm not talking about the weather
fluff on your local TV station, either.


This is a very strange television market for "news." While we are in a
suburb of DC, we're far enough out so that whatever local news we have
rarely makes it onto one of the DC local news shows. In fact, I only
remember us "making" the local TV news twice: once when one of the
reactors at the local nuke plant "tripped, and the other time when
former president Dubya went bike-riding down here. We don't really have
much "news" out here, which is one of the reasons why we like our area
so much. Compared to Fairfax, Montgomery, PG Counties, we're sleepyville.

So, we rarely watch the local TV news and therefore rarely see the local
TV weather. The Weather Channel on cable, my smartphone or the computer
is sufficient for our needs, and just as inaccurate as the local TV
weather guys/gals.

On 1/11/12 9:15 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 1/11/12 8:59 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In ,
says...

On 1/11/12 2:37 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, wrote:

Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a
hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't
couple with my computer, it's stand alone.

I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they
say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not
particularly accurate.

I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as
pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in
real time.
http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg




We're really "high tech" here. :) I have an outdoor wireless temp and
humidity sensor whose results I can read on a stand-alone indoor unit.
If I need more than that, I just click on the "Weather Page" on my
iPhone or on the desktop computer. I can usually tell if it is raining
or snowing by...(you might want to write this down)...looking out the
window.

At the moment, we have something called "Freezing Fog" as our weather.
I've actually never seen that term before.

Well, weather study is a hobby of mine. I'm fascinated with how much a
REAL meteorologist has had to learn. I'm not talking about the weather
fluff on your local TV station, either.


This is a very strange television market for "news." While we are in a
suburb of DC, we're far enough out so that whatever local news we have
rarely makes it onto one of the DC local news shows. In fact, I only
remember us "making" the local TV news twice: once when one of the
reactors at the local nuke plant "tripped, and the other time when
former president Dubya went bike-riding down here. We don't really have
much "news" out here, which is one of the reasons why we like our area
so much. Compared to Fairfax, Montgomery, PG Counties, we're sleepyville.

So, we rarely watch the local TV news and therefore rarely see the local
TV weather. The Weather Channel on cable, my smartphone or the computer
is sufficient for our needs, and just as inaccurate as the local TV
weather guys/gals.


BTW, in my opinion nothing beats the BBC weather reports in Anglican chant:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z2jwDcb9wI

On 1/11/2012 8:14 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 1/11/12 2:37 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, wrote:

Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a
hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't
couple with my computer, it's stand alone.

I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they
say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not
particularly accurate.

I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as
pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in
real time.
http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg




We're really "high tech" here. :) I have an outdoor wireless temp and
humidity sensor whose results I can read on a stand-alone indoor unit.
If I need more than that, I just click on the "Weather Page" on my
iPhone or on the desktop computer. I can usually tell if it is raining
or snowing by...(you might want to write this down)...looking out the
window.

At the moment, we have something called "Freezing Fog" as our weather.
I've actually never seen that term before.

Off the top of your head, how much rain have you had, to date, this year?

In article , dump-on-
says...

On 1/11/12 8:59 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In ,
says...

On 1/11/12 2:37 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, wrote:

Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a
hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't
couple with my computer, it's stand alone.

I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they
say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not
particularly accurate.

I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as
pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in
real time.
http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg




We're really "high tech" here. :) I have an outdoor wireless temp and
humidity sensor whose results I can read on a stand-alone indoor unit.
If I need more than that, I just click on the "Weather Page" on my
iPhone or on the desktop computer. I can usually tell if it is raining
or snowing by...(you might want to write this down)...looking out the
window.

At the moment, we have something called "Freezing Fog" as our weather.
I've actually never seen that term before.

Well, weather study is a hobby of mine. I'm fascinated with how much a
REAL meteorologist has had to learn. I'm not talking about the weather
fluff on your local TV station, either.


This is a very strange television market for "news." While we are in a
suburb of DC, we're far enough out so that whatever local news we have
rarely makes it onto one of the DC local news shows. In fact, I only
remember us "making" the local TV news twice: once when one of the
reactors at the local nuke plant "tripped, and the other time when
former president Dubya went bike-riding down here. We don't really have
much "news" out here, which is one of the reasons why we like our area
so much. Compared to Fairfax, Montgomery, PG Counties, we're sleepyville.

So, we rarely watch the local TV news and therefore rarely see the local
TV weather. The Weather Channel on cable, my smartphone or the computer
is sufficient for our needs, and just as inaccurate as the local TV
weather guys/gals.

Weather Channel has some good meteorologists but they have a lot of
fluff actors, as well.

In article , dump-on-
says...

On 1/11/12 9:15 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 1/11/12 8:59 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In ,
says...

On 1/11/12 2:37 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, wrote:

Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a
hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't
couple with my computer, it's stand alone.

I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they
say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not
particularly accurate.

I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as
pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in
real time.
http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg




We're really "high tech" here. :) I have an outdoor wireless temp and
humidity sensor whose results I can read on a stand-alone indoor unit.
If I need more than that, I just click on the "Weather Page" on my
iPhone or on the desktop computer. I can usually tell if it is raining
or snowing by...(you might want to write this down)...looking out the
window.

At the moment, we have something called "Freezing Fog" as our weather.
I've actually never seen that term before.

Well, weather study is a hobby of mine. I'm fascinated with how much a
REAL meteorologist has had to learn. I'm not talking about the weather
fluff on your local TV station, either.


This is a very strange television market for "news." While we are in a
suburb of DC, we're far enough out so that whatever local news we have
rarely makes it onto one of the DC local news shows. In fact, I only
remember us "making" the local TV news twice: once when one of the
reactors at the local nuke plant "tripped, and the other time when
former president Dubya went bike-riding down here. We don't really have
much "news" out here, which is one of the reasons why we like our area
so much. Compared to Fairfax, Montgomery, PG Counties, we're sleepyville.

So, we rarely watch the local TV news and therefore rarely see the local
TV weather. The Weather Channel on cable, my smartphone or the computer
is sufficient for our needs, and just as inaccurate as the local TV
weather guys/gals.


BTW, in my opinion nothing beats the BBC weather reports in Anglican chant:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z2jwDcb9wI

That's kind of what I'm talking about, I'm fascinated by meteorology as
a science, not as TV fluff. One thing that got me interested in weather
is that I'm a private pilot.

On 1/11/12 10:05 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In articlezKidnQqfCt9vBJDSnZ2dnUVZ_hudnZ2d@earthlink .com, dump-on-
says...

On 1/11/12 9:15 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 1/11/12 8:59 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In ,
says...

On 1/11/12 2:37 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, wrote:

Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a
hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't
couple with my computer, it's stand alone.

I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they
say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not
particularly accurate.

I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as
pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in
real time.
http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg




We're really "high tech" here. :) I have an outdoor wireless temp and
humidity sensor whose results I can read on a stand-alone indoor unit.
If I need more than that, I just click on the "Weather Page" on my
iPhone or on the desktop computer. I can usually tell if it is raining
or snowing by...(you might want to write this down)...looking out the
window.

At the moment, we have something called "Freezing Fog" as our weather.
I've actually never seen that term before.

Well, weather study is a hobby of mine. I'm fascinated with how much a
REAL meteorologist has had to learn. I'm not talking about the weather
fluff on your local TV station, either.


This is a very strange television market for "news." While we are in a
suburb of DC, we're far enough out so that whatever local news we have
rarely makes it onto one of the DC local news shows. In fact, I only
remember us "making" the local TV news twice: once when one of the
reactors at the local nuke plant "tripped, and the other time when
former president Dubya went bike-riding down here. We don't really have
much "news" out here, which is one of the reasons why we like our area
so much. Compared to Fairfax, Montgomery, PG Counties, we're sleepyville.

So, we rarely watch the local TV news and therefore rarely see the local
TV weather. The Weather Channel on cable, my smartphone or the computer
is sufficient for our needs, and just as inaccurate as the local TV
weather guys/gals.


BTW, in my opinion nothing beats the BBC weather reports in Anglican chant:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z2jwDcb9wI

That's kind of what I'm talking about, I'm fascinated by meteorology as
a science, not as TV fluff. One thing that got me interested in weather
is that I'm a private pilot.


The Master Singers, the guys doing the Anglican chant, are chanting an
actual BBC weather report.

On 1/11/2012 10:10 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 1/11/12 10:05 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In articlezKidnQqfCt9vBJDSnZ2dnUVZ_hudnZ2d@earthlink .com, dump-on-
says...

On 1/11/12 9:15 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 1/11/12 8:59 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In ,
says...

On 1/11/12 2:37 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, wrote:

Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a
hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't
couple with my computer, it's stand alone.

I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and
they
say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they
are not
particularly accurate.

I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is
not as
pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in
real time.
http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg




We're really "high tech" here. :) I have an outdoor wireless temp
and
humidity sensor whose results I can read on a stand-alone indoor
unit.
If I need more than that, I just click on the "Weather Page" on my
iPhone or on the desktop computer. I can usually tell if it is
raining
or snowing by...(you might want to write this down)...looking out the
window.

At the moment, we have something called "Freezing Fog" as our
weather.
I've actually never seen that term before.

Well, weather study is a hobby of mine. I'm fascinated with how much a
REAL meteorologist has had to learn. I'm not talking about the weather
fluff on your local TV station, either.


This is a very strange television market for "news." While we are in a
suburb of DC, we're far enough out so that whatever local news we have
rarely makes it onto one of the DC local news shows. In fact, I only
remember us "making" the local TV news twice: once when one of the
reactors at the local nuke plant "tripped, and the other time when
former president Dubya went bike-riding down here. We don't really have
much "news" out here, which is one of the reasons why we like our area
so much. Compared to Fairfax, Montgomery, PG Counties, we're
sleepyville.

So, we rarely watch the local TV news and therefore rarely see the
local
TV weather. The Weather Channel on cable, my smartphone or the computer
is sufficient for our needs, and just as inaccurate as the local TV
weather guys/gals.


BTW, in my opinion nothing beats the BBC weather reports in Anglican
chant:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z2jwDcb9wI

That's kind of what I'm talking about, I'm fascinated by meteorology as
a science, not as TV fluff. One thing that got me interested in weather
is that I'm a private pilot.


The Master Singers, the guys doing the Anglican chant, are chanting an
actual BBC weather report.

Is that sort of information useful to you?

In article , dump-on-
says...

On 1/11/12 10:05 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In articlezKidnQqfCt9vBJDSnZ2dnUVZ_hudnZ2d@earthlink .com, dump-on-
says...

On 1/11/12 9:15 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 1/11/12 8:59 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In ,
says...

On 1/11/12 2:37 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:28:53 -0500, wrote:

Thanks! I'd like to have a rain gauge, though. I'm looking for a
hardware/software setup. What I have now is decent, but it doesn't
couple with my computer, it's stand alone.

I tried to register with COCOROS (a national rain fall study) and they
say they don't want any automatic rain gauge data because they are not
particularly accurate.

I have a LaCrosse unit running the Heavy Weather package. It is not as
pretty as Wayne's software but it is free. It uploads to the web in
real time.
http://esteroriverheights.com/esteroweather1.jpg




We're really "high tech" here. :) I have an outdoor wireless temp and
humidity sensor whose results I can read on a stand-alone indoor unit.
If I need more than that, I just click on the "Weather Page" on my
iPhone or on the desktop computer. I can usually tell if it is raining
or snowing by...(you might want to write this down)...looking out the
window.

At the moment, we have something called "Freezing Fog" as our weather.
I've actually never seen that term before.

Well, weather study is a hobby of mine. I'm fascinated with how much a
REAL meteorologist has had to learn. I'm not talking about the weather
fluff on your local TV station, either.


This is a very strange television market for "news." While we are in a
suburb of DC, we're far enough out so that whatever local news we have
rarely makes it onto one of the DC local news shows. In fact, I only
remember us "making" the local TV news twice: once when one of the
reactors at the local nuke plant "tripped, and the other time when
former president Dubya went bike-riding down here. We don't really have
much "news" out here, which is one of the reasons why we like our area
so much. Compared to Fairfax, Montgomery, PG Counties, we're sleepyville.

So, we rarely watch the local TV news and therefore rarely see the local
TV weather. The Weather Channel on cable, my smartphone or the computer
is sufficient for our needs, and just as inaccurate as the local TV
weather guys/gals.


BTW, in my opinion nothing beats the BBC weather reports in Anglican chant:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z2jwDcb9wI

That's kind of what I'm talking about, I'm fascinated by meteorology as
a science, not as TV fluff. One thing that got me interested in weather
is that I'm a private pilot.


The Master Singers, the guys doing the Anglican chant, are chanting an
actual BBC weather report.

Yeah. Again, I'm interested in the SCIENCE of meteorology, not the fluff
that repeats it.

On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:20:52 -0500, X ` Man wrote:

On 1/11/12 8:12 AM, Happy John wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:00:32 -0500, X ` wrote:

On 1/10/12 8:52 PM, Happy John wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:17:43 -0500, wrote:

X ` Man wrote:
On 1/9/12 3:48 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:30:57 -0500, X ` Man
wrote:

...I was beginning to wonder a little when the first snow would be. Not
sticking and not thick, but it is snow.

===

Good place for it.


Snow is how we compensate for not having lots of Burmese pythons,
alligators, Palmetto bugs, snowbirds, and crackers. :)
You have snowbirds eight months out of the year. What's a cracker?

Something you eat with chili. Speaking of chili, we ate at Hard Times Cafe tonight. Their Texas
Chile (wet) is pretty good eating. Bought a box of the mix, which they say is as good as the stuff
they sell in house. We'll see.


We ate at Saigon City Restaurant, near Springfield Mall.

...and....?


Oh, it's very nice. It's a pretty plain family style restaurant. The
food is good, especially the pho, which I really like, and it is
relatively inexpensive. My wife gets a pork dish, which is delicious,
but I don't recall the name of it. You might want to go there for lunch
sometimes.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/saigon-city-...nt-springfield




If you go another block, on the other side of the street, is a Mexican place called El Paso. Great
food.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/el-paso-mexi...nt-springfield

I'll have to try the Vietnamese place once. I've never been in a US version of a Saigon restaurant.
Been to a bunch of Saigon versions though!